Various notable players have featured for both Barcelona and Catalan capital rivals Espanyol over the years, including Simao Sabrosa, Steve Archibald and Jordi Cruyff. Yet none of them make this list.

Alfredo Di Stefano turned out for Barcelona after they signed him in 1953 before later playing for Espanyol, but it wasn't in an official game, so he misses out too.

Here we've selected five players based on their ability, with the proviso they played for both sides for at least 40 games combined. Here's the rundown.

5. Cayetano Re

Paraguayan hitman Cayetano Re signed for Barcelona from Elche in 1962 and played at the Camp Nou for four splendid seasons. He won the Pichichi Trophy in 1965 after bagging 26 goals.

Barcelona's official website said: "He proved his worth for Elche, and in April 1962 he signed for FC Barcelona, where he played 167 matches, scoring 94 goals, and was in the Spanish Cup winning team in the 1962/63 season."

He joined Espanyol in 1966, playing for the Pericos until 1971.

4. Ivan De La Pena

Ivan de la Pena came up through Barcelona's youth system, and Johan Cruyff handed him his debut in 1995. But it was at Espanyol where he really shone.

After he fell out of favour at Barcelona, despite being highly rated, he moved to Italy with Lazio and had a loan spell in France with Olympique de Marseille. He moved back to Catalonia in 2002, except this time for Espanyol.

It was with the Pericos that he shone. One of his best moments actually came against Barcelona.

In 2009, he scored two goals against the Blaugrana to help beat them 2-1 at the Camp Nou. Sid Lowe, in the Guardian, wrote:

Having not scored in 1,114 days, and in 11,656 days on earth never got one with his head, he did both, nodding in the first and clipping home the coolest of chips for the second. He had got the opposition's midfielder sent off. And, a picture of grace, vision, and precision, he had led his side to an utterly implausible victory in a mad, unbelievable derby that had pretty much everything, except much football.

De la Pena later captained Espanyol before retiring in 2011 after suffering injury problems.

3. Zoltan Czibor

While Laszlo Kubala takes the plaudits as Barcelona's best Hungarian player, Zoltan Czibor deserves a tip of the hat.

The forward was part of the Magical Magyars side of the 1950s and had three fun seasons at Barcelona before heading to Espanyol in 1961.

Persuaded to sign for the club by Kubala, Czibor helped Barcelona to a Primera Division and Generalisimo Cup double in 1959 and a league and Fairs Cup double the following year.

He played for Espanyol for one season before winding down his career elsewhere.

2. Ricardo Zamora

Ricardo Zamora was so good they named a trophy after him. The Zamora Trophy is given to the stopper who has the best average-goals-conceded statistic.

He played for Espanyol between 1916 and 1919, joining them at just 15, when he moved to Barcelona, whom he played for until 1922. He rejoined Espanyol after leaving the Blaugrana, playing for the club until 1930.

Zamora later headed to Real Madrid, but we'll just focus on his time in Catalonia.

Barcelona wrote on their website: "He debuted alongside [Josep] Samitier and, together, these players marked a turning point in the Club's sporting history. Zamora, nicknamed El Devi (The Divine One), only played with Barca for three seasons, but his performances meant he left his mark on the team."

Zamora was loved at Espanyol too, with the Pericos recently paying tribute to him. In April, they celebrated the 100th anniversary of his debut.

1. Laszlo Kubala

Laszlo Kubala was one of the best players of all time and a man Barcelona credit with inventing the technique of curling the ball.

The forward signed for Barcelona in June 1950. According to the club's website: "Kubala was a player that would change the history of Barca and who became legendary amongst the club’s fans. The Hungarian genius introduced new football techniques that had not been seen before, such as curling the ball."

There is a bronze statue of the Hungarian at the Camp Nou. He helped attract so many fans to games that Barcelona had to build that stadium in the first place, per ESPN FC.

After escaping socialist Hungary he worked his way to Spain while playing for a refugee team. He was spotted by Barcelona's then-sporting director, Josep Samitier, who managed to work it out so Kubala could stay and play for Barcelona.

He bagged 280 goals in 345 games for Barcelona before heading a couple of miles west in 1963 to feature for Espanyol.

Kubala, on a player-coach contract, lined up alongside Alfredo Di Stefano there on a few occasions before becoming a full-time coach in 1965.